Ryan...

Tigerton up by Wausau is closed for the year I think, but I think some local groups run events in the winter as well.
 
Holly Oaks is a 6.5 hr drive from the Madison area, they've got some fun looking obstacles and a Jeep Badge of Honor trail to boot. They have the magna rock area too which is supposed to replicate some Moab stuff too.
 
TN has two good parks, Windrock and Coalmont. Windrock supposedly has a ton of awesome options, all different levels of gnarly from gravel roads to "you might want 38s and lockers for that".

YYYOOOOOOOOO

I didn't know we had other 4x4 peeps here. I went down to The Badlands with my buddy a couple months back, had a blast!
I'm trying to get a group together for a winter run at Holly Oaks, December 9th.
 

Not BMW related but fun car stuff so figured I'd share. I took the Bronco for a day trip to Tigerton OHV park on Labor day and spent the day exploring the trails there.


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Didn't take pics of any of the harder stuff but we got into some proper rock crawling in a few places where the skid plates and lockers came in handy. The only bummer of the day was that my wheels picked up a few scrape marks from some hidden rocks in a very avoidable (lol) mud hole... I'm considering switching them out to some steelies from a black diamond model so I don't need to worry about it as much next time. 10/10 though, would do it again.

congrats!
plan? nah. i doubt your parents had a plan for you, look how you turned out. 
installing a baby seat for normal people:

installing a baby seat for mechanically inclined people like yourself:

Just make sure that once the seat is strapped in and snugged down, you give it a couple pats and tell yourself “that’s not going anywhere”. Only then, are you truly a dad. 

Wife and I had many discussions about the number of kids we want, and we settled on "anything more than 1."
 
Wife was an only child and hated it, I had 5 siblings and loved it. I'm thinking 2-3 would be ideal, but I'd like at least one boy.

3 little girls here. Haven’t read a baby book yet. 
 
My unsolicited advice: make it up as you go. They’re going to do whatever they want when they want and any attempt to follow schedules and routines that Instagram moms swear by will only result in unnecessary stress and hell when your baby decides to continue being a baby and doesn’t give a shit about your schedule.
All the blogs and books are bullshit. 

Wife had an OB appt yesterday, baby is imminent aka next week. 

Much scared. No plan. Only read half a baby book. Baby seat still not installed. Looking for used BMWs instead.

Wife had an OB appt yesterday, baby is imminent aka next week. 

Much scared. No plan. Only read half a baby book. Baby seat still not installed. Looking for used BMWs instead.

1st one? you got plenty of time.  We walked the halls for 18hrs with our first. by the third one,... he was practically giving me directions for the hospital.    As long as they are healthy, everything else will work itself out.
The whole nesting phase is more to calm and prepare the wife then the baby. Our boys spent their first month in a bassinet by our bed.
good luck
p.s. don't tell a women in labor "It's OK"

For our first kid I built the crib about 12 hours before my wife woke me up to tell me we needed to go to the hospital.  

One of the guys I work with is selling an e70 35d.  I know the injectors were replaced recently but other than that I couldn't tell you the condition or how much but I'll ask him for an ad.

I absolutely love my E70 35d...  Here is my thread...
 
 

He hath returnith! 
E70 35d’s are still in a good sweet spot. Still a very modern car and I don’t see much benefits/differences with the F15 gen after that especially since they sell for twice as much.  
Price wise They were on the rise a little after I bought mine but the cost of diesel understandably has motioned some people to sell them off. Just looking on auto tempest there are quick a few close by right now but plenty nationwide to find the right spec.
$12k is gonna limit you to higher mileage ones though regardless. Some people said the more miles the better in some threads I read but I personally didn’t care about mileage vs overall condition. 
I used the guide below for what packages I ideally wanted and ended up getting. 
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/2013-x5-ordering-guide.604778/#post-6671891
We’re super happy with the e70 35d we got, just a few nit picky things I posted in my thread but I got one that was very well taken care of. Check engine light has flashed a few times but I bought it knowing it was an emissions time bomb at 130k+.

You know if you're a cop you legally have to tell me.
I've heard good things about E70 35d's. Just came here to harass you though.

And back in...


 

Changed out the halogen headlight bulbs with some Morimoto 2stroke 2.0 LED bulbs. Love these! I first put them in my previous Dodge Magnum. The cutoff, color temp and brightness far exceed anything else I've used/seen. They are engineered to work in halogen housings or projector housings, so the pattern/cutoff is exactly how it should be. No stray light blinding oncoming traffic. Need to get a good picture of the cutoff against garage door one of these evenings.

Halogens

LEDs

Next up is switching out the interior lights for LED replacements. I also ordered a footwell light kit from leatherz.com which allows a plug-n-play install of OEM style footwell lights that dim with the rest of interior lights when turning on/off. Pics of that coming when they arrive. 

Knee-capped by that auto white balance.
jpeg from camera:

5 minutes in Snapseed:

Thought about doing this to the e30, but I hate paying the government more money. One time fee collector plates are the way

I got my confirmation today!

nice 2 see other new ppl here

The E30 has racing pedigree.
It’s the same automatic, bronzit paint, and comfort seats used in the DTM racecars.
If you cant appreciate a racecar tamed for the streets then get a Daihatsu.

12 hours of Sebring was great and we saw a Pagani Huayra and Bugatti Veyron in person!

You're a big boy. Go get one.

I know, I know, I know, I moved and abandoned everyone, but the car and truck both have WI plates so it kinda counts, right?
The real reason is to keep track of things, and this forum format is pretty slicks.

So, I bought another E30. Like any logical man I made sure to buy one that was thousands of miles away, and too low for any sanely priced shipping company to touch. 
Took my truck to WI to say hi to a few people, fly out to CA for work, then fly back to WI so I could load up the car on the trailer and head home with it. Nothing like a 4,000 mile round trip to grab a car!


So the real question here is; why?

This is a car that has been mentioned from time to time, a handful of you know it, but never had much presence on the internet or in person. This is the car that a friend purchased shortly after he saw me rebuilding my first E30 and thought it looked cool. I've been working with this car since day one, and know the details on all of it, so minimal surprises.
He's owned the car for around 10 years, and it has seen an M10, M10 turbo (shortly), M50, and the current setup. It has been the bastard child of many projects, but what I really wanted was the current drive-line. 

Car Details:
1984 318i
Rear euro bumper on, front in the car to be put on
full late model brake swap
houndstooth / black leather interior
Koni adjustable suspension, poly throughout the whole car for bushings
M3 steering rack

Engine Details:
S52 OBD1 Swapped
11.5:1 Pistons (bored over)
MLS Head gasket (.01" taller than stock to compensate for block and head decking) 
Shrick Cams
Bavarian CNC port and polished head
Upgraded valve springs
Solid lifters (?)
M50 Intake manifold
Riot Racing big bore throttle body
3.5" Euro MAF
24lb injectors
Turner Underdrive pulleys 
ARP hardware throughout 
Ceramic coated headers, full stainless exhaust from Mr. Asparagus's NA setup

Needless to say, the car can really get out of its own way. 
We rolled the car across a scale a year or so ago which was very similar to how it sits now, and the scale showed 2,400 lbs. Lightweight NA power is a whole different ball game from what I've known. 

The car needs plenty of clean up work as it has been "neglected" for many years, a lot of the finer details are not in a way that I appreciate. 
I'm excited to be back behind the wheel of an E30 that will actually be enjoyable to drive (the diesel noises were cool before, but the rest was strongly mediocre).

Until next time!